Gladioli Glories At Smedley Curdens Exhibit
A large crowd toured the new bulb warehouse three miles southeast of the city on the La Porte road to view 60 named gladioli varieties and other flowers from Smedley and associates. Nurseries east of the city and several residents displayed gladioli, dahlias, phlox, sunflowers, and more in colorful setups. Waterloo is rising as a gladiolus hub with about 80 acres planted and 1000 expected in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Smedley
la Porte Road
Meyers Nurseries
Grant Highway
Charles Igon
Willow Street
S. J. van Vilet
Byron Avenue
F. R. Bruce
H. F. Kellogg
Iowa Falls
Stonebrook
Hampton
Lincoln White
Waterloo
United States
Rural Carriers Plan Picnic for Third District
The annual Iowa Rural Letter Carriers picnic for the Third district will be Labor Day at Cedar River park. County and district officers met to finalize committees including Program chair H L Kelly and Postmaster Ray Eggert to handle publicity. Prizes for contests cover car balance, longest trip, oldest car, and white street-side mailbox painting. a softball game against patrons is planned with talks by postal officials and state rural carriers leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Rural Letter Carriers Association
Cedar River Park
H. L. Kelly
Waverly
H. E. Peek
L. E. Hansen
Waterloo
J. C. Guter
Vic
Tor O'Connell
Raymond
Earl Cain
Clarence Shepard
Janesville
W. A. Davis
Havenburg
Vine Stoddard
Jesup
Ray
Eggert
H. D. Allen
Cedar Falls
George E. Lichty
J. A. Lindeman
Ireton
C. B. Letts
Mason City
Roy Dunkley injured in Sixth and Franklin crash
Roy Dunkley aged 81 of Quincy street Ili nois Central is recovering from severe cuts about the head and on the neck after a collision at Sixth and Franklin streets. L P Gruver of Webster street is held on $150 bond for driving while intoxicated after the accident. Dunkley is in St Francis hospital with serious wounds that hospital reports say are improving. Gruver was arrested at the scene and arraigned in municipal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Dunkley
Quincy Street
Ilinois Central
St. Francis Hospital
Dunkley
Gruver
A Century of Fur Trade Service in Waterloo and Beyond
Year after year for over a quarter of a century this store has faithfully served the fur buying public not only in Waterloo but in the entire territory comprising the great agricultural belt of Northern Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa
Not Guilty Result in Agreement Set Trial Date
Morning report notes that Tage was found not guilty. By agreement between his attorney and the city attorney, the trial was scheduled for August 30 at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tage
Iowans to Attend National G A R Encampment
Des Moines dispatch reports Iowa Grand Army veterans plan to attend the national encampment in Grand Rapids Michigan the week of September 11. A special Des Moines to Chicago train will connect with the Pere Marquette. Pantlind hotel will serve as Iowa department headquarters with Commander-in-Chief Frank A Walsh to name aides-de.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courier
Des Moines
Iowa Grand Army
Grand Rapids
Mich
Pere Marquette
Chicago
Pantlind
Iowa Department
Frank A. Walsh
Milwaukee
Local names tied to Des Moines and Omaha region figures
Community notes list Joseph F Grawe of Waverly and John McGrath of Creston alongside Captain M Brooks of Bronx City, Nathan William of Odiasa, H C Eddy, and Fort Des Moines figures, indicating a roster or notice of local officials and residents in the Des Moines area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F Grawe
Waverly
John McGrath
Creston
J. Leitch
Bronx City
Capt
M. Brooks
Odiasa
Nathan William
Des Moines
H. C. Eddy
Fort
No Prison Labor Denied at State Fair Grounds
Des Moines August 23 Officials denied rumors that prison labor was used at the state fair grounds. Secretary A K Corey said there was no truth to the report and pledged to investigate any concrete evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. RK. Corey
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Smedley Curdens
Smedley
Walter S. Hall
Tenth Street East
Osage
E. J. Robb
Mary Frances Ellsworth
G. W. Ellsworth
Maud Burns
J. G. Hildebrand
Alfred Longley
B. W. Schuneman
J. L. Henderson
E. L. Worrell
Laura Elam
A. Heasley
J. E. Cade
Henry Ford
Peter Dixon
W. Ellsworth
Foreman
Elsworth
Alfd
Central Life Assurance Society
J.T. Dahlstrom
TAG Conard Bldz
Towa
W. Bartlett
Act
Q. Pare
Wow. Pipho
Sumner
Ll. E. Thorp
Mist
Towa Falls
Fred J. Childs
Traer
Urday
New Zealand
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